These are controls that modify the properties of drawn objects
| Control | pop up box |
| Font size | Select the font size. |
| Font Type | Select the font. |
| Fill col | a colour selector box (see Colours). |
| Outline col | a colour selector box (see Colours). |
| Line width | Select the line width. |
| Line style | Select the dash style. |
| Line end | Select the line ending styles, (rounded end, butt end and arrows |
These tools all operate in a similar manner; If no objects are selected
when the control value is changed then the value applies to all objects
drawn from then on. If however there are objects selected then
the value is applied only to the selected objects.